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Verse Job 28:15. _IT CANNOT BE GOTTEN FOR GOLD_] Genuine religion and
true happiness are not to be acquired by earthly property. Solomon
made gold and silver as plentiful as the stones in Jerusalem,...
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IT CANNOT BE GOTTEN FOR GOLD - Margin, “fine gold shall not be given
for it.” The word which is here rendered “gold.” and in the
margin “fine gold” (סגור _s__e__gôr_), is not the common
word used to...
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CHAPTER 28
_ 1. The treasures of the earth (Job 28:1)_
2. The better treasures (Job 28:7)
3. God knoweth the way and the true wisdom (Job 28:23)...
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JOB 28. Here again we come to a critical question. It is difficult to
fit this chapter into the argument, whether Job 27:7 is given to Job
or to Zophar. It is a widely accepted conclusion of scholars...
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_for gold_ Probably, as margin, _fine gold_, i. e. purified gold;
comp. 1 Kings 6:20, where a word somewhat similar occurs.
_be weighed_ In ancient times money was weighed, not counted, Genesis
23:16...
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As the preceding verses (1 14) expressed the idea that there was no
"place" of Wisdom where men could find it and from which they could
bring it forth, these verses express the idea that it can be acq...
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BUT WHERE SHALL WISDOM BE FOUND?— Job continues to give further
instances of the daring and yet successful attempts of mankind, to
provide themselves with every necessary and conveniency of life; such...
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2. But where wisdom is, man cannot discover; only God knows. (Job
28:12-28)
TEXT 28:12-28
12 BUT WHERE SHALL WISDOM BE FOUND?
And where is the place of understanding?
13 Man knoweth not the price...
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_IT CANNOT BE GOTTEN FOR GOLD, NEITHER SHALL SILVER BE WEIGHED FOR THE
PRICE THEREOF._
Not the usual word for gold х_ CªGOWR_ (H5458)]; from a Hebrew root
х_ CAAGAR_ (H5462)], to shut up with care -...
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THE MYSTERY OF DIVINE WISDOM
In this famous chapter Job declares that Wisdom—that is, the
principle of the divine government of the world—is a mystery not to
be solved by man. Man's wisdom lies in fea...
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JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD
Job
_KEITH SIMONS_
Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible.
This commentary has been through Advanced Checking.
CHAPTER 28
JOB’S POEM ABOUT WISDOM...
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Some things matter more than money. A wealthy man cannot buy wisdom.
And a poor man may be very wise....
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לֹא ־יֻתַּ֣ן סְגֹ֣ור תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ וְ
לֹ֥א יִ֝
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XXIII.
CHORAL INTERLUDE
Job 28:1
THE controversy at length closed, the poet breaks into a chant of the
quest of Wisdom. It can hardly be supposed to have been uttered or
sung by Job. But if we may g...
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THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE
Job 28:1
A search for this pearl of great price has occupied men in every age.
Job compares it with the search of the miner for the hidden treasures
of the earth, Job 28:1. T...
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In a fine passage Job now discussed the question of wisdom. What was
supremely lacking in his friends' dealing with him was wisdom to
understand. As an introduction to the main statement of his argume...
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_Finest, obrizum, which has the colour of fire. (Pliny, [Natural
History?] xxiii. 3.) The old Vulgate and Septuagint read "locked-up
gold," aurum conclusum, (Calmet) and the Hebrew Segor, (Haydock) "t...
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(13) Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the
land of the living. (14) В¶ The depth saith, It is not in me: and
the sea saith, It is not with me. (15) It cannot be gotten for gold...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 THROUGH 31.
As to the friends of Job, they do not call for any extended remarks.
They urge the doctrine that God's earthly government is a full measure
and...
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IT CANNOT BE GOTTEN FOR GOLD,.... Having in general said that there is
nothing in the whole compass of the terraqueous globe, nothing that is
upon the surface of the earth, or in the bowels of it, or...
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It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed [for]
the price thereof.
Ver. 15. _It cannot be gotten for gold_] _Non emitur, nec
aestimatur,_ it is not purchased or procured with mone...
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_It cannot be gotten for gold_ The choicest gold laid up in treasures,
as the word סגר, _segor_, signifies: _neither shall silver be
weighed for the price thereof_ Namely, in the balance; for in those...
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It cannot be gotten for gold, the purest gold cannot be given in
exchange for it, NEITHER SHALL SILVER BE WEIGHED FOR THE PRICE
THEREOF....
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God Alone The Possessor of True Wisdom.
Over against man's foolish quest for vain and unstable riches Job
places the wisdom of God, unattainable by the outward seeking and
searching of men....
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EARTH'S MEASURED TREASURES
(vv.1-6)
Job has spoken of the folly of wicked men. Now he shows that which
stands in beautiful contrast to Chapter 27. The language here is
magnificent, as Job considers...
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IT CANNOT BE GOTTEN FOR GOLD:
_ Heb._ fine gold shall not be given for it...
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It cannot be traded for, nor bought, with precious stones. Notice the
list of gems that are mentioned in this verse, including coral and
crystal. The things that men value most cannot purchase such wi...
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12-19 Job here speaks of wisdom and understanding, the knowing and
enjoying of God and ourselves. Its worth is infinitely more than all
the riches in this world. It is a gift of the Holy Ghost which c...
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FOR GOLD; the choicest gold laid up in treasures, as the word
signifies. _Weighed_, to wit, in the balance; for in those times money
was paid by weight, not by tale. See GENESIS 23:16 JEREMIAH 23:9,10...
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Job 28:15 purchased H5414 (H8714) gold H5458 silver H3701 weighed
H8254 (H8735) price H4242
It cannot be gotten for gold - Heb. Fine gold sha
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CONTENTS: Job's answer continued. The value of divine wisdom.
CHARACTERS: God, Job, friends.
CONCLUSION: To be truly religious is to be truly wise. If we know God,
His wisdom will appear in the prac...
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Job 28:2. _Brass is molten,_ melted out of ores of zinc, lapis
calaminaris, light perforated ores, found on Mendip hills in Somerset,
Derbyshire, and other places.
Job 28:4. _The flood breaketh out fr...
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_But where shall wisdom be found?_
THE SPECULATIVE DIFFICULTIES OF AN INQUIRING INTELLECT SOLVED BY THE
HEART OF PRACTICAL PIETY
Two things are prominently developed in this chapter--Man’s power
and...
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JOB—NOTE ON JOB 28:12 BUT WHERE SHALL WISDOM BE FOUND? (Compare v.
Job 28:20.) With all the negative statements in these verses, the
answer is that true wisdom is unknown to m
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JOB—NOTE ON JOB 28:15 These verses contain many references to GOLD
and precious stones. All are expensive and difficult to obtain, yet
none compare with the value of wisdom....
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_JOB’S DESCANT ON TRUE WISDOM_
The place occupied by this chapter one peculiar to itself. Its
connection with the preceding or succeeding portions of the book by no
means obvious. Appears scarcely to...
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EXPOSITION
JOB 28:1
The connection of this chapter with the preceding is somewhat obscure.
Probably we are to regard Job as led to see, even while he is
justifying God's ways with sinners (Job 27:8),...
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Now, Job said, turning now to a different vein of thought, he said,
"Now, there are places where gold is discovered and silver is
discovered, and iron and brass, men dig the shafts, they follow the
ve...
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Job 28:18; Proverbs 16:16; Proverbs 3:13; Proverbs 8:10; Proverbs 8